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Bacon Cheeseburger Cake
SUBMITTED BY:
KrystleHanes
PHOTO BY:
KrystleHanes
"Easy and awesome! Guaranteed to impress your friends!"
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PREP TIME
1 Hr 45 Min
COOK TIME
45 Min
READY IN
2 Hrs 30 Min
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1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (13 ounce) package brownie mix
2 (12 fluid ounce) cans vanilla frosting
yellow food coloring
red food coloring
3 vanilla wafer cookies
1 large roll of red fruit leather
4 caramels, with stripes
8 yellow chewy fruit-flavored candy squares
1 (16 ounce) container chocolate frosting
1 large roll of green fruit leather
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven according to instructions on cake mix box; prepare mix. Grease and flour a 9 inch pan, and a shallow metal bowl at least 9 inches in diameter. Fill the 9 inch cake pan 2/3 full with cake batter; pour the remaining batter into the prepared metal bowl (this will be the top of your "bun"). Bake according to directions, remove from pans, and cool on a wire rack.
Grease and flour a 9 inch pan. Prepare brownie batter, and bake according to instructions on box. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack. Shave off the sharp edges of the brownie, making it resemble a hamburger patty.
Place 1/4 cups of vanilla frosting in a heavy duty plastic sandwich bag, and color with yellow food coloring to make your mustard. Repeat a second time using the red food coloring to make your ketchup. Place remaining frosting in a bowl, and color with a mix of red and yellow food coloring until you arrive at the color of a hamburger bun.
Cut the cookies in half and wrap with pieces of red fruit leather to create your tomatoes. Unwrap the caramels, and heat in microwave for 10 to 15 seconds to slightly soften. Roll the caramels individually between sheets of waxed paper to create bacon strips. Microwave the chewy fruit-flavored candy squares, place together, and roll between sheets of waxed paper to create your cheese slice; trim into a square shape.
To assemble, place bottom bun on your serving dish, and spread with some of the hamburger bun frosting. Place brownie on top of this, and spread it with chocolate frosting. Decorate edges with the tomatoes, bacon, cheese, mustard, and ketchup; use the green fruit leather as lettuce. Place top bun over this and spread with the remaining hamburger bun frosting; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Reviewed on May 21, 2006 by
Mama Cass
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May 21, 2006
What an adorable idea! I made this cake for a school function where the children got to select cakes as prizes. Not only did I receive many compliments as I carried the cake down the hallway, but it was also one of the first ones chosen! I can't vouch for how it tastes since I didn't eat it, but it was very easy to make. I simplified the recipe by omitting the "bacon," wrapping whole vanilla wafers (instead of halves) in fruit leather, using yellow fruit leather for the "cheese," instead of fruit-flavored candy, and using yellow and red decorator icing for the "mustard" and "ketchup." I also cut the green fruit leather in strips to look like shredded lettuce. By the way, my local grocery store sells boxes of fruit leather in primary colors, but they have "tongue tattoos" on them. I felt that the tattoos weren't that noticeable and were pretty easy to hide under the bun.
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Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2008 by
kareno
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kareno
Aug. 14, 2008
Thanks for the clever idea, Krystle! Instead of candies, I used frosting for decoration (thick mixture patted into shapes of cheese, tomatoes, and pickles). And no frosting on the cake layers, since they look like a burger without. Though I modified the recipe, the idea gets five stars. The kids and adults loved it!
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Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2008 by
angeldae23
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angeldae23
Aug. 17, 2008
AWESOME! I made it for my sons 12th birthday and everyone thought it was a real cheeseburger! I made the brownie in a round cake pan the same as the bun bottom, and I did not have any caramels or fruit roll ups. I used starbursts (microwaved for 10 seconds and flattened with buttered fingers) for the tomato and cheese, and icing as the lettuce. very good and very rich
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AWESOME! I made it for my sons 12th birthday and everyone thought it was a real cheeseburger!...
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Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2007 by
ARBUTUSROEHM
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ARBUTUSROEHM
Dec. 3, 2007
Super easy!!!! I work in a restaurant that specializes in Gourmet Burgers and it was a huge hit. When I make this again, I will ice the layers separately to make it easier. The only difficulty I had was getting the coloring right! It was fun to make!
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Super easy!!!! I work in a restaurant that specializes in Gourmet Burgers and it was a huge...
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Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2007 by
TRACY50
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TRACY50
Oct. 19, 2007
As with lots of cakes like this, this one doesn't taste particularly good. A brownie sandwiched between two layers of yellow cake is a little odd. However, it was very easy to put together, and my 10 year old step-daughter thought it was a great birthday cake. Everyone raved about how much it really looked like a cheeseburger. Personally, I don't think the icing is needed for the "bun" because it looks enough like a bun without it. And my icing turned a weird orange color. Overall, it's 5 stars for looks and 3 stars for taste, which averages out to a 4.
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As with lots of cakes like this, this one doesn't taste particularly good. A brownie...
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Reviewed on May 3, 2007 by
Mademoiselle
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Mademoiselle
May 3, 2007
i baked this cake for a friend of mine's birthday. i was carrying it around school and i got SO many compliments about how cute the cake was. and believe me, it was. :)
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i baked this cake for a friend of mine's birthday. i was carrying it around school and i got...
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Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2006 by Trish
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Trish
Oct. 6, 2006
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I cut some corners and didn't put ketchup or mustard on it, just lettuce, tomatoes and cheese with fruit rollups. No idea how it tastes, but the kids think I'm a genius!
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Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I cut some corners and didn't put ketchup or...
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Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2008 by sararyan37
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sararyan37
Aug. 11, 2008
This cake takes the cake! It was fun to make with the kids and looked great. The birthday party guests were amazed (7 year olds). 5 star for presentation.
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This cake takes the cake! It was fun to make with the kids and looked great. The birthday...
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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2006 by Cake In The Pants
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Jul. 23, 2006
I made it and my class loved it
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